Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua can take place at Wembley Stadium, but only if the fight is scheduled on a friendly time zone for television purposes.
That’s according to Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, who is pushing for a time slot that will appeal to those in the United States after the fight was announced as signed in April, despite both fighters coming from the UK with the event arguably the biggest in British boxing history.
That could mean a very late start time in London, with the fight starting in the early hours of Sunday morning. And the weather could also prove to be an issue, with November floated as the rough time for the super fight to take place.
"This is for you, we also have Joshua v Fury this year, we don't choose the place until now,” maintained Alalshikh. “I tell you from the beginning, it depends on if England give us all that we need.
“We want the fight in England, but we want the time zone of all the world, especially of America, if they allow us to have Wembley late in the night, we want to do it in England.
That’s according to Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, who is pushing for a time slot that will appeal to those in the United States after the fight was announced as signed in April, despite both fighters coming from the UK with the event arguably the biggest in British boxing history.
That could mean a very late start time in London, with the fight starting in the early hours of Sunday morning. And the weather could also prove to be an issue, with November floated as the rough time for the super fight to take place.
"This is for you, we also have Joshua v Fury this year, we don't choose the place until now,” maintained Alalshikh. “I tell you from the beginning, it depends on if England give us all that we need.
“We want the fight in England, but we want the time zone of all the world, especially of America, if they allow us to have Wembley late in the night, we want to do it in England.
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